Category Archives: South Korea

Hello! Before I traveled to Korea, one of the places I’ve always wanted to visit other than its capital, is the city of Busan. Located at the farthest point away from Seoul, it definitely is on the opposite side of Korea. I wanted to visit because I have heard only…

As a vegetarian, one of the major problems I anticipated on facing prior to arriving in South Korea is food. Like the majority of the world, most Koreans have meat in their diet. Therefore, I expected it to be difficult to find food for me to eat. Prior to leaving,…

Hello again! This is Namratha, and my first week in Seoul has come and gone just like that. I arrived in Seoul a few days before my program actually started, so I got acquainted well before school started. I stayed at a hotel in Gangnam, a district of Seoul, for…

Hello everyone! My name is Namratha Ravindra, I’m 18, and I major in biomedical sciences at USF. I will be studying abroad in Seoul thanks to the opportunity given by the GCP Scholarship, through the Ewha Summer College program. I’m really excited to be studying abroad in Seoul, the capital…

How’s it going fellow travelers? Winter is upon Morgan and I here in South Korea and the snow is falling fast! For today’s post I will be going over some winter essentials as well as a short story about my latest activities! Enjoy~ Winter Essentials for the Floridians: 1.) When…

Alert! To all of my fellow travelers with a sweet tooth! If you have a serious sweet tooth, or are a self proclaimed “casual snacker” then may I suggest you hop on the next plane to South Korea? Join me as I walk you through the wonderful world of delight…

Hey my travelers! These past few weeks have been quite hectic! With financial aid worries, projects, and work all combining the real struggle of being abroad for an entire year is setting in. School projects are a worry in any country and work can also be crazy sometimes but when…

What’s up my fellow travelers? I have a fun story to tell this week! It’s all about the Magic Straight Perm that South Korea is famous for~ So a few days ago Morgan and I decided to find a hair salon near our university that specialized in these kind of…